Culture
A Future in the Light of Darkness review: Imagined engines of desire
Modern Art Oxford’s exhibit Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness counters the potential for automated vehicles and social media algorithms to consume our future reality. With...
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poet’s Department: Who tortures the poet?
The most tortured love affair on Taylor Swift’s new album is her relationship with...
Christian Atheism by Slavoj Žižek review
‘And what did the twentieth century want with religion, already well worn and threadbare...
The Oxford Fashion Gala: A stellar display of talent
The evening of Wednesday 8th May brought a show that transcended the limitations of...
Film around the world: Germany’s The Lives of Others
I’m sure that those of us who studied A-Level German back in the day...
Teddy Hall ball cancelled again
The Teddy Hall summer ball has been cancelled amidst ongoing disputes between the JCR and the college.The decision to cancel the ball for a...
Oxford rejects blacklists for “soft” A levels
Oxford University has refused to follow Cambridge and the London School of Economics in drawing up so-called ‘blacklists’ for ‘soft’ A levels such as...
Review: Far Away
Dark and unsettling, Alice Lacey’s production of Caryl Churchill’s play is a triumph from start to finish. Despite a very drawn out freezeframe at...
Review: Edward II
Tom Richards’s production of Edward II, by Christopher Marlowe, is complete with smoky night clubs, the sweet-sour smell of weed, star-cross’d lovers, and violence....
Cowley controversy over mosque’s call to prayer
A row has erupted after leaders at Oxford’s Central Mosque announced plans to install a loudspeaker to broadcast the call to prayer.
Despite opposition from...
Three resignations in three months at LMH
Lady Margaret Hall has lost its third student officer this academic year after the JCR’s OUSU officer stood down.Georgie Day said that she was...
Students unaware as fire blazes at Keble
Concerns have been raised at Keble after a blaze in a college washroom initially failed to trigger the fire alarm.The fire broke out last...
Wiseguys at the Wheatsheaf
What makes a pub funny? There may be an occasional funny sign above the bar: Beware of the Mother In Law, Beware of the...
The Local: Matt Carter (Eclectic DJ)
Matt was just a punter, not a performer for his most memorable rave. It was at Fabric when he was just sixteen. ‘I wanted...
Wadham dean dies of heart attack
Dr Robin McCleery, Dean of Wadham College, died on Wednesday morning from a suspected heart attack.The Warden of Wadham, Neil Chalmers, said, “Clearly this...
OxTales: The Oxford Gargoyles at the Edinburgh Fringe
A bearded man accosted me as I watched the Oxford Gargoyles advertising their show in the street. “I love the Gargoyles,” he told me...
Dark Materials
Dark matter is a topic that most people, even non-scientists have heard of, yet how many actually know anything about it?
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustusdir Andrea Ferran11 to 15 OctoberOld Fire StationDoctor Faustus is getting dangerously close to becoming an unstageable play. Perhaps that makes it even...
Culture Vulture
AuroraPegasus Theatre7 October, 8pmThe Biserk Dance Company makes a welcome return to the Pegasus Theatre on Magdalen Road with Aurora. After their successful 2004...
